Practice Management

Trust in in the legal profession is relatively high – but not when it comes to believing law firms will deal with complaints properly, major research has found.

There is “a significant generational shift in priorities” between those seeking their first job as a lawyer and those already working for law firms, a report has found.

Another law firm specialising in volume consumer claims has collapsed, with administrators called in yesterday at Liverpool-based McDermott Smith Law.

One of the very few UK law firms to trial a four-day week has now formally adopted it after a successful pilot that proved a “massive attraction” to potential recruits. 

Partner underperformance remains an issue for most law firms and continues to affect profitability “significantly”, according to new research.

Plans to boost innovation and the use of lawtech in the West Midlands over the next decade have been unveiled by the UK’s first professional services technology ‘supercluster’.

Women with senior management roles in the legal world have spoken out on how the menopause has affected them in the workplace in a bid to build a new movement.

One private equity-owned law firm has unveiled its latest acquisition, while another has announced a re-financing deal so it can buy more firms.

Well-known London litigation firm Candey has failed in a bid to strike out an unfair prejudice claim brought by a former partner.

A law firm specialising in family and commercial work has seen fee income rise after introducing a four-day week. Staff are paid 100% of salary and their financial targets have not changed.